About Tokara Horses

Tokara Horses (Tokara uma ) are believed to be indigenous tornJapan and are currently raised in the Tokara Islands, a chain of Island inrnKagoshima. They are known for their tolerance to heat and have been used forrnagriculture, conveyance, and sugar cane squeezing.

There are now 107 Tokara ponies, some of them on display atrnHirakawa Zoo in Kagoshima.